Indian filmmaker Soumitra Ranade grew up in Kabul as a teenager. Twenty-six years after leaving the country, he returns to …
Director’s Note: Lakshmi And Me
I had a slightly different film in mind to begin with but sometimes you have to respond to what’s happening …
Director’s Note: Crossing The Line
I was born in Independent India. For me, everything that happened at the time of Partition of India in 1947 …
Preview Of Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s The Voyeurs: Ami, Yasin ar Amar Madhubala
Buddhadeb Dasgupta’s new film, The Voyeurs: Ami, Yasin ar Amar Madhubala has just had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. …
Preview: Sivaji The Boss
Scene 1: Chennai Mount Road. The bus rumbles by and you take a second look at the ad on its …
Director’s Note: Suddha: The Cleansing Rites
The first thing that struck me when I came across a Tulu play called Bojja written by Mumbai based Tulu playwright, Narayana Nandalike …
Director’s Note: 3 Men And A Bulb
In March, 2004, I was researching for my documentary film on the Gharats (watermills). It was a functional documentary film …
Director’s Note: Heart Troubles Of Ramchand Yavathmal Tiruchinapalli Azamghar
A colleague of mine was discussing about the possibilities of sourcing and creating a data base of various kinds of …
Preview: Kali Salwaar
Kali Salwaar, based on the writings of Sadat Hasan Manto, marks Filmmaker Fareeda’s directorial debut. An alumnus of both the …
Director’s Note: Jari Mari: Of Cloth And Other Stories
Jari Mari is a sprawling slum colony adjacent to Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji international airport. Its narrow lanes house hundreds of …